This is my hair. I bought it. I purchased two wefts of what was advertised as 100% virgin Remy hair for just over $350 from an online retailer. If you think that anything about that statement is crazy, understand that neither the price nor my purchase of human hair extensions is uncommon. In fact, the […]

Current American Healthcare Situation In 2016, healthcare costs in the United States comprised 17.9% of the total GDP (CMS, 2017). In future years, healthcare costs are expected to outpace GDP growth by 1.2% (CMS, 2017). Healthcare costs continue to rise due to increasing complexities in the system and overall ignorance of healthcare waste. Six broad […]

Vegan travel is never easy Before leaving for China I looked up how to say “vegetarian” in mandarin, but that turned out to be a waste of effort. My time spent saying “su” and pointing at myself may have amused some people but didn’t help me communicate with anyone. The two times I got my […]

The Characteristics that lead an Expat to success Working in Asia, i.e., in China, in India, is not an easy duty for US expats, however possessing the following cross-cultural skills can make it easy to adapt to the Asian cultures for the US expats. Strong Communication Skills The main obstacle for a US expat who […]

Despite many risks of doing business India, it is one of the top destinations for foreign direct investments. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a major source of non-debt financial resource for the economic development of India. We know that many big firms outsource their businesses to India to set up their business operations. The main […]

Guanxi, translated from Mandarin to English, literally means ‘relationships.’ But in the business world, guanxi refers to the social interactions and influential relationships that help facilitate successful business deals. My MBA colleagues and I learned the importance of establishing this trust during our last semester in the Tulane Freeman School of Business Full-Time MBA program. […]

When doing business in foreign countries it is important to be aware of the differences inherent in the opposing culture. This is of more importance when dealing with cultures that are far removed from the ones that you are used to dealing with on a daily basis. Differences in the business cultures of the U.S. […]